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Educational Diagnostician Graduate Program

Department of Education

Master of Education (M.Ed.) Degree

Major in Educational Diagnostician (Standard Professional Certificate)
(Major Code: 5460)

Overview

The Educational Diagnostician Program at West Texas A&M University has been designed to emphasize the professional standards for Diagnostic Specialists recognized by the Council for Exceptional Children with emphasis in assessment, research-based practices and interventions. 

All classes are online and easily accessible for students across the United States.

For those interested in the special education major that do NOT have a current degree in special education, 3 leveling courses are required in addition to the usual 36 hour coursework including:

Prefix Number Course Title
EPSY 6350 Exceptional Children in the Mainstream of Society
EDSP 6352

Instructional Programming for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
EDSP 6357

Teaching Secondary Students with Mild Disabilities in Inclusive Classrooms

Click on the link to see what the Masters Degree Program for Educational Diagnostician consists of.

Requirements

Prerequisite:

  • EPSY 3350/6350 or EDSP 4351; 4352 or 6352; and 4357 or 6357.

Admissions:

  • Undergraduate grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 or higher
  • Official Transcripts
  • Valid teaching certificate and have two years teaching experience prior to taking the certification test
  • Letter of interest that clarifies academic and professional goals
  • Deadlines for Admissions are: August 1 (Fall), Dec. 1 (Spring), May 1 (Sum 1)

Completion of 36 semester hours:

  • EDPD 6303, 6304, EDAD 6308, 6311 or EDPD 6305 or 6329.
  • EPSY 6322, 6374.
  • EDSP 6354, 6356, 6358, 6359, 6364, 6376, 6377.

Students may obtain a masters degree in Educational Diagnostician or Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Special Education upon completion of 36 semester hours. If a masters degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in Special Education is chosen, an additional 6 hours can be completed for educational diagnostician certification. You must pass a comprehensive exam based on coursework and your state-mandated proficiency test(s) to be a certified diagnostician.

Students who have not taken EPSY 6322 and/or 6374 at WTAMU must give evidence of competency in diagnosis and prescription by successfully completing a case study. Two years teaching experience in a public or private accredited school and successful completion of a state test is required for certification.

Click on the link to learn about the Special Education Core Course Descriptions. 

 

Elizabeth Hennington, Ed.D.
Assistant Professor of Special Education
(806) 651-3612 (office phone)
(806) 651-3610 (office fax)
West Texas A&M University
WTAMU Box 60208
Canyon, Texas 79016

 

 

 
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